Mark's Gospel in Context (BN9039P)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit provides an extended study of Mark’s Gospel. It will focus on exegesis of key passages in this gospel and equip students with the ability to critically engage with primary and secondary sources. Particular attention will be given to narrative critical methodologies and their value for gospel and Markan studies. In addition, this unit will ground Mark’s Gospel within various contexts. Consideration will be given to the contexts of Jewish and Greco-Roman history, culture and worldviews in the Common Era. Particular attention will be paid to issues of cosmology and gender, other canonical gospels and related non-canonical texts, the context of early church christology and soteriology.

Unit code: BN9039P

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate the relationship between the content, structure and themes in Mark’s Gospel
2.

Critically exegete a passage from Mark’s Gospel
3.

Employ a coherent narrative critical methodology in the interpretation of Mark’s Gospel
4.

Critically engage with a wide range of secondary sources in their exegetical and thematic study of Mark’s Gospel
5.

Integrate the Gospel of Mark into its historical, cultural, literary and theological contexts
6.

Initiate and sustain independent research into a single issue relating to the interpretation of the Gospel of Mark in its context

Unit sequence

One introductory unit in New Testaments, Seminars, Tutorials

Pedagogy

Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Anderson, Janice Capel and Stephen Moore (eds). Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies. Minneapolis MN: Fortress Press, 2008.
  • Boring, M. Eugene., Mark: A Commentary. Louisville: Westminster John Knox. 2006.
  • Byrne, Brendan, A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark’s Gospel. Minnesota: Liturgical, 2008.
  • Donahue, John and Harrington, Daniel. J., The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina: Liturgical, 2005.
  • France, R. T., The Gospel of Mark. Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
  • Hooker, Morna D., The Gospel According to St Mark. London: A & C Black, 1991.
  • Levine, Amy-Jill (ed.) A Feminist Companion to Mark. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 2001.
  • Marcus, Joel, Mark 1-8: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible 27; New York: Doubleday, 2000.
  • ---, Mark 8-16: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible 27A; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009.
  • Moloney, Francis J., The Gospel of Mark. Peabody MA: Hendrickson, 2002.
  • Struthers Malbon, Elizabeth, Mark's Jesus: Characterization as Narrative Christology. Waco TX: Baylor University Press, 2009.
  • Struthers Malbon, Elizabeth, In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark’s Gospel. Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox, 2000.
  • Throckmorton. B.H. Gospel Parallels. 5th Ed. (NRSV); Nashville TN; Nelson, 1992.
  • Watts Henderson, Suzanne, Christology and Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 135; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay (6000 words)

 0 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 14:53:08 +1100